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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-09-14
BLAiNE's ENDORSEMENT.
Why the Man from Maine Will Never Re
ceive Independent Support.

Why the Man from Maine Will Never Re-
ceiye Independent support.
1t is believed that the Republicans of
Pennsylvania are the first to give Mr..
Blaine an unequivocal Endorsement for
nomination in 1883. The resolution
by which this is conveyed is peculiar,
both in it's terms and arrangement.
After saying that the Republicans Of
the State twill view with high pleas
ure his nomination" in 1888, the plank
says that accident can not abate the
love of a great party nor the admira-
ton of q great people for statesman
true alike to his convictions and to his
country" Mr. Blaine is not the only
man who has not ceased to be leader
because of an accident" but the acct
dent of defeat is always fatal in this
country to party leader. The history
of our politics has shown that party
leaders have seldom been successful
No Wing party leader ever won the
prize, and only one was ever nomi-
mated. Webster. Clay, Usher, Mangum
and others were idols of their party.
Cass, Benton, Calhoun, Davis, Marcy,
Wright, Douglas and scores of Others
as devoted to the Democratic party
had to yield to the Folks. Pierces. Van
Burens, Buchanans and others who
obeyed the Albany regency. Seward,
Chase, Greeley, Hale. Cameron, Conk-
ling and other recognized Republican
leaders gave way to Fremont, Lincoln,
Grant, Hayes and Garfield, who were
nominated for any thing else but thei1
abilities as great party leaders.
The accident Of defeat will almost
invariably happen to person whose
nomination is demanded by party
only, for such candidate is extreme il
his views. and it is the fair, candle
non-extremist who catches the indie
pendent vote. 1t is the non-partisa1
that causes the accidents" in thi
country, and, in the absence of soul
stirring issues, it is the opinions of tn
voter as to the character of the candi
dates that controls the votes. Has MI
Blaine done any thing since 1884 tina
has commended him to the non-parti
san voters of the country that insure
him against another '.accidentP" N
/ one then has any doubts as to his abb
ity, but they saw. as Mr.. Fry. {
Maine, said. "the smirch" on his ga
ments aud voted for his opponen
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-09-14
JEFF DAVIS ADVISERS.
But Three Of the Entire Number Now In
the Land Of tho Living.

But Three Of the Entire Number Now In
tho Land Of tho Living.
The death of r. M. 7. Hunter, OF
Virginia, who was member OF the
Confederate Cabinet, leaves but three
of the entire number still surviving.
There were fourteen in all who held
Cabinet positions under Mr. Davis dur
ing the existence of the Confederate
Government There survive Congress-
man Reagin, who was Postmaster
General of the Confederacy from first
to last; Thomas II. Watts, Of Alabama.
who was Attorney General for short
time, and George E Davis, OF North
Carolina, who also filled that position
for few months. Mr.. Reagan lives
at Palestine, Tex, and has been a
member of the House for many years.
and is now elected to the Senate. Mr..
Watts lives at Montgomery. Ala. is a
| very active man, still engaged in the
practice of law. Mr.. Davis, Of North
Carolina, still lives in Washington,
| practicing law. It seems little GU
| rious that Of the fourteen that servee
with jeff Davis eleven should have diet
before him. Perhaps he may outliy'
all Of them, for he seems to be active
both physically and menta lily. if W
are to Judge from the frequency wit
which he is heard from on the curren
topics of the day. He is now in hi
eightieth year, having been born Jun
8, 1908. The eleven deceased member
of the Confederate Cabinet are: Benjs
min. Bragg, Breckenridge, Hunter
Mallory, Memminger, Randolph, Sci
den. Toombs, Trenholm and Wake
Reagan is the only member Of tt
original Cabinet left. Toombs, the fir
Secretary Of State; Memminger, Il
first Secretary of the Treasury; NJ
lory, the first Secretary of the Nav
and Walker, the first Secretary Of Wa
having ali passed away.-M O. Ae'
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-09-14

Large shipments Of shoyels |
being made from Pittsburgh. Pa,
South America to a very large
growing extent supplanting the clun
English goods which have heretof
been supplied to the markets there.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-09-14
THE MAIDEN IN THE FRAME.

Right above the rocking chair
Hangs the portrait Of maid,
Who had sunny, golden hair,
And manner somewhat staid.
In the picture she's arrayed,
Not in print or calico,
But In silk inclined to fade
She who lived so long ago.
Dorothy was sweet and fair,
By name that is conveyed
To my mind, for declare,
BY a name I'm somewhat swayed.
When the day was done she played
On the spinet, soft and low,
Some old song or serenade-
She who lived so long ago.
You may be inclined to stare,
And to doubt it, I'm afraid.
When say the maid up there,
With soft eyes and silken braid,
Long beneath the flowers has laid;
My own grandmamma, you know,
Who was quite belle, they said
She who lived so long ago. 81
ENvoI.
Grandpapa, I'm sure, displayed,
Great good taste in wooing her, though
And his love she quite repaid
She who lived so long ago.
Henry 7dtcoH Mills, in Boston Globe.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-09-14
POISONOUS coLoRs.
Somo OF the Dangerous Egg Substitutes
Anl, 81 Used by City Bakeries.

S0mo OK tho dangerous ESg SuustituU0s
An.s 81 Used by City Bakeries.
The American Society for the Pre-
yention of Adulteration OF Food is
distributing the following circular
among Philadelphia bakers and con-
PETITIONERS: You are hereby notified
that the enumerated colors herein are
poisonous. and il you persist In the
use of any of them after the receipt OF
this notice, you will lie prosecuted to
the full extent of the present law:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-09-14
PrTH AND POINT.
"A genius for hard work is the best
kind of genius. Mrs. Stowe.

"A genius for hard work is the best
kind of genius Mrs. Stowe.
The tramps never stop at Bath.
Me-, the name makes them shudder.
Our enemies are our outward con-
sciences. - Shakespeare. 5f.
An old writer states that young
women are like. peaches. the nearer
they are ripe the more they blush.
He that will make good use of
any part of his life, must allow large
portion of it to recreation. -Locbe.
The cheapest way to get rid OF
cockroaches is to move out OF the
house. This enables you to get rid OF
the landlord at the same time.
ALL the waves of the ocean do not
create by the seashore as great sem
sation as pretty woman can by
single wave Of her handkerchief.
He makes faces and busts. y says
somebody to the Judge, speaking Of an
artist Having seen some OF the faces,
we should think he would. Judge
lit is not the big hog that pays"
remarks the Mirror and Farmer This
ID. very- true.~p5The shig hog always
makes the other other fellows pay
LoyeN Courier.
Wife Bridget is absolute by
worthless; she tries me from morning
until night I've a great mind to let her
CO." Husband-"How much do we
owe her?' Wife, Only two months
wages" Husband-"Oh, we'll, we
had better keep her. "-Harper's BIZ
| Ear.
"A man who can not get angry is
like a stream that can not overflow.
that is always ,turbid. Sometimes in
dignation is as good as q thunder
storm in summer. clearing and cooling
the air. -Beecher. as.5fes4ss
"A young physician who had re-
Gently hung out his sign came home
one day in high spirits. 'Do you know,
my DEAR" he said to his wife, I'm
really becoming quite well known
here. The undertakers bow to me-
already. "--Fresch Fun.
-"H couldn't have house with
more than two rooms in it" said .
bright lady. as she was examining
some architects plans, "those two
should be bathroom and piazza"
And then, no doubt. she would want
three closets in each room.
1t is the habitual thought that
frames itself into our life. It affects
us even more than our intimate social
; relations do. Our confidential friends
have not SO much to do in shaping ou1
: lives as thoughts have which we har
Dor. The Farmer and Manufacturer.
!, 1t is announced that q new paw
ing-stone called quartzite granite ha
been found in Dakota. 1t is supposed
, somebody has struck batch Of dough
nuts baked by a young lady gradual
Of a cooking school, and dumped owe
; the back fence by her mother. Norris
town Herald.
A West side man bought box 9
:. prime cigars, last evening, and on bt
ing asked what it was that he had 81
; nicely wrapped in the package unde
his arm, naively replied thatit was
J. bundle of tickets to course OF lecture
;. ;. by his wife. Chicago Sunday Nationa
Build little fence OF tru
:. around to-day" says an advisory poe
q Very good advice it is too, no donb
= = but what if fellow has got all Il
- stores in his neighborhood in such
= - condition that he has to 60 SO +
; away that his pound of steak spoils b
: fore he can get it home for breakfas
, -Sonervisle journal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-09-14

The whole length OF mail route
operation in the United States amoq
To 875. 900 miles
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-09-14
The partisans Of the Republican State
convention of Pennsylvania NAV not

CUHVeHJIUH Oh 1tlIHSyIVdIlH may HUI
care for that "smirch," but the inde-
pendent voters of the country still see
it as they did in 1884, and it is the ex-
treme of political folly "to invite de-
feat" as the Chicago Tribune said of
him in 1876, "by the nomination of
such man. Chicago Nes0s.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-04
CURIOUS FACTS.

a young Mexican girl Is soon 10 appear
In the arena as buIi-fghter
Twenty-Five thousand and thirty-seven
locomotives In the United States killed
r476 railroad employees the past year, and
wounded 6s4s. Nearly one-half these ac-
eidents occurred in coupling cars.
The building Of railroads in Mexico has
been accompanied By singular phenorn-
ena. Wherever the rails are laid rain
follows, and where there are no rails there
has been drought. The fact is said to be
well authenticated.
An astonishing frearm. has been intro
dsced in France. Il Is Of French origin,
and Is wonderful In the results obtained.
At three thousand feet distance ninety.
eight per cent of the balls hit number oi
baskets representing a company OF soldier.
Col. Lcbel, the inventor, stood within ten
feet Of target while ono of his friend.
fred Al II COCO feet distant.
a case ofpoisioning by nutmeg Is re.
corded in the British Medical Journal, in
which one nutufeg had been eaten by a
patient as a cure for diarrhoea. II caused
him to become giddy, stupid and very
drowsy all next day. The narcotic pro,
perties OF these seeds, and of others of the
same natural order, do not appear to BE-
generally known, and seem worthy OF in
vestigation.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-04
THE pRnsrDENrssrRorEoE

The proudest little girl In the city yes.
terday was dlmlnutive six.year-old Flor.
ence Loux, who livea with her mother In
modest apartments on Sixth Street, oppo'
site Washington Square, over one Of The
many in that long row Of lawyers Offices.
When little Florence went TO school yes
terday her face was wreathed In smiles
and she breathlessly rushed up to her
teacher, Mias Diamond,and proudly hand.
ed her large envelope, on which was
written, aMIss Florence Loux. Postmaster
Harrity will please find." The envelope
contained q portrait and autograph of
President CLEVELAND, and little note from
the President informing Florence that he
had not forgotten her and thanking her
for the bouquet she had given him.
When the President was here during
the Constitutional Centennial among his
many callers was little Florence. II was
on the afternoon OF the last day, just after
the President had returned TO his room
from the HIbernIan dinner, that pretty
but plainly dressed little tot walked into
the corridor Of the Lafayette and asked
Clerk Fryer II the President was In. She
carried In her hand little bunch OF faded
flowers, and asked the clerk II he would
send them up to the distinguished guest.
Her manner was so earnest that the
clerk sent her up to the Presidents room
herself. UnhesItatIngly she entered the
room which was fairly filled with rare
flowers, and confidently advancing offered
the President her little faded bouquet. The
President graveiy accepted the gift and
requested his little visitor TO be seated.
lie entered Into conversation with her.
and before she left she had conflded all
her little troubles TO her sympathetic list.
ener. Among other things, che told him
that when she was a wee little thing she
had fallen ont window and fractured her
arm. Her mother,sh sale, was poor, and
was afraid u her arm was ainputassd she
would never be able TO support herself.
She refused 10 permit the amputaiIon and
the child recovered. When she went
away the President kissed her goodbye
and told her he would not forget her.
II has been two weeks since the Presi-
dsnt sent her his photograph. lie had re.
msmbered her name, bat forgotten her
address. 80 he sent the letter TO the Post.
OMee, with instructions TO Postmaster
Harrity TO find Florence. The Postmaster
instructed all hia ietter.earriers TO make
Inquiry along their routes for the child
and relate the circumstances about heI
broken arm, which the President sent q
the Postmaster. Yesterday morning the
child was found. She Ia now busy com.
p ,sing an answer 70 the letter, which shs
will mail on the Presidents return &c
wsshington.--PhiladeIphla Times.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-04
ENGLISH CROWN.

The crown Of England 10 = costly "hau-
be" bedaxzled with iewelry enough t.
fund three or four public charities. or .
half dozen ordinary colleges. There are
twenty diamonds around the circle, worth
At prices not lcss than s7.soo eaeh.making
81 1000 worth of diamonds alone in the
circle. Besides these there are two large
center pieces (diamonds) worth sso,oooor
$4,000 each. Next comes fifty four small.
er diamonds worth perhaps $1,000 each.
placed At right angles with the two large
ones. On each side Is a cross composed
OF twenty Ave diamonds each,the value OF
the crosses being SIs.ooo each. Then
there is one large diamond on the top of
each cross valued at $1,000 each. The
Hsur de lie contains twelve diamonds with
total value of $4,000 next eighteen
smaller diamonds in the same, STo,ooo be.
sides pearls and other precious stones on
the arches and concayes which are worth
$so.ooo more also one hundred and for.
lyons diamonds scattered premiScuously
over the body Of the crown, making Sss,-
600 more twenty-six diamonds In the up
| per cross, Sissoo. two circles Of pearls
about the rim. SIsooo. The worth of the
stones alone,in the crown exclusive Of the
metal, Is little short Of half million dol
lars, It's weight Is 80 ounces and penny-
weight, troy, although there Is 3,4sa dia-
monds, 773 pearls, 9 rubies, ~ sapphires,
and II emeraids. Hundreds of the dia
monds are SO small that they were not
enumerated in the iists showing the worth
OF each groups The throne, which il 50
splendid when covered with silks, velvet
and gold, Is In fact nothing but an oak
chair ef antique style, which he's served in
its present capacity for over SIX hundred
years. Its existence has been traced back
TO the time Of Edward the /. The wood
10 now very hard and solid. The back and
sides were formerly painted in various
colors, and the seat IL made OF rough
looking sandstone twenty-six inches In
length and seventeen aud half inches in
width, and nineteen and half inches in
thickness, and In this stone lies the grand
pecuIiarity Of the chair Numberless
legends are told In connection with Il, the
truth probably being that II was taken
from Ireland to Scotland and served at the
coronation OF the early Scottish Kings:
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-04
phxsIeians Have Found Ont


That contaminating and foreign element
In the blood, developed by indigestion, is
the cause OF rheumatism This settles
upon the sensitive sub. .cutaneoEs cover
ing Of the muscles and ligaments OF the
ints. causing constant and shifting pain,
and aggregatinR as calcareous. chalky
dspnsit which produces stiffness and dis
tortioA oftha joints. No fact which OK
perie 1ce mas demonstrated In regard 60
Hns'atier's Stomach Biiters has stronger
evidence 10 support than this, namely
that his medicine OF comprehensive use
checks the formidable and atrocious dis
ease, nor Is II less positively established
that II Is preferable 10 the poISnns often
used to arrest 1t, since the medicine con
tains only salutary ingredients. II is als0
a signal remedy for malarial fevers, con
stipation, dyspepsia, kidney and blad dei
ailments, debility and other disorders
See tnat Won gHt the genuine,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-04
ron FARM AND FARMER.

4
Fix up your premises for winter.
Save all the cornstalks fer fodder.
Now hasten the fattening Of stock.
Haste makes waste" on the farm.
Il doesn't pay to winter poor stock.
Push the fattening pigs and poultry.
Holstein cattle arc gaining In favor.
Pure water only for cows and horses.
Coed for dall tools grIndstonc music.
Boys, Ego for the squirrels and coons.
Separate sick animals from we'll ones.
Tie.
Avoid giving the lions share Of profits
TO niddIemen.
The very best mine for a farmer to In
vcst In IL his farm.
Do not allow your cattle TO drink from
= stagnant pool
The foeks and herds need wedding the
same az fields.
In preparing products for markets to
please purchasers.
Put dwelling and outbuifdings In order
for the coming winter.
Never smoke In barnyard or barn, nor
allow others 70 do so.
After securing your crops see to mar
keting them proftably.
Produce not marketed should be well
stored and protected.
In transpianting trees,be careful to pre-.
serve the roots moist
All breeding IL founded upon the axiom
that "like begets like
The best breed Is good care, good water
good feed and good barn.
Good care IL reckoned to be the farmers
best horse and cow doctor.
Breed the horse first for strength and
endurance, and then for style.
Sheep and pigs are said to prefer dried
pea fodder TO the best hay and both thrive
on the food.
Sell the old hens II possible. They
went pay for keeping over winter. and
will soon be unstable.
Clear out the last remnant Of manure
from barnyard. stable and hog-pens. and
put It on the wheatfeId.
Young turkeys should only be allowed
TO run in fields where the grass Is cut
short, as wet pIumage seems 10 be fatal TO
them.
The farmer who sells the best and keeps
the poorest seeds and animals Is on the
right road 70 the wrong place. Better
'fbout face"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-04

Two interesting physical experiments
are amusing French scientific men. In
the first a lighted candle Is placed behind
a bottle and the latter Is blown upon with
the breath from distance of about foot.
The meeting of the air currents set In
motion around the bottle quickly extin-
guishes the flame, though extinction
would be impossible II fat board or sheet
of cardboard should be substituted for the
bottle. For the second experiment two
bottles are placed on table, with space
of half an inch between them. The can
dies is set behind this space, and from the
same distance as before, on the opposite
side, the breath is blown smartIy against
the flame. Not only will the latter con-
tinue burning, but 1t will incline slightly
toward the operator as If through the ef.
fort of suction. This phenomenon, an a
logous to the first, is due to the fact that a
portion Of the air cannot pass between the
bottles, and 10 forced around them and
back toward the experimenter.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-04

Alfred Carpenter of the Marine Survey
Office, Bombay, has observed Macacus
monkeys on the Island of South Burmah
opening oysters with stone They bring
the stone from high water mark down to
low water, selecting such stones as they
can easily grasp, They effect the open.
ing by striking the base of the upper
valve until It dislocatcs and breaks up
They then extract the oyster with the
finger and thumb, occasionally putting
the mouth straight to the broken shell.
The way they have chosen is the easiest
way to open the shell
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-04

It is asserted By Mr.. Ashburner, the
geologist, that no, only is natural gas not
a modern or recent discovery, but that
eyep its utilization for the purposes OF the
mechanic arts was long ago successfully
attempted in China, where, by pipes OF
bamboo, II was conveyed from natural
wells 70 suitable furnaces,and by means of
terra-coita burners OF suitable size and
construction was consumed. Ofi,s origin,
concerning which so many diverse theo-
ries have been adj anced, Mr.. Ashburncr
Is strongly of the opinion that the gus
arises from the decomposition of forms of
animal or vegetable lie imbc e n the
rocks in certain situation.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-04
IndIsp eu,sble a. the Toilet.

Darbis Prophs aatic ;5iuld r,ns al
ing, cru .tions aad .rfsmnsilnn 81 all
kitIds cures tndA.uned or sore Eyes
reiiaSe- pains from bites .r slings of In;
sects and sore feei de~tots all taint OF
peFsperation Jr Offensive smell frons the
feet or airy part Ol the BODY cleanars and
whi.ens the skin. Used as dentifE CO Il
pulities tho breath preserves the teeth
aud cures toOthache; sore gums and an
er. A little OF the flud n the water 90
In bathing IL very refresh ing and especla
ly beneficial to the sick.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-04
NOtiCe for Publication.

LAID once at Roseburg, Or,
October lOth, lhS7,
Nstlce IA hereby given that the follow
Ing named settler has filed notice OF hts
intention to make hnal proof Ia support
OF his claim, and that said proof Will be
made before the Judge or Clerk OF the
Couaty Court of linn county, Oregon, al
Albany, Or, on
Saturday. November HsIh. 1851.
viz w w Robe, Homestead Entry No.
1881 for the Il y, Sec 8, TIP. IA, II
west " illamette meridian. he names the
following witnesses to provo his contin'
nous residence upon, aud cultivation OF,
said land, viz: q r Colbert, OF Crawfords-
vale, Linn Co Or, II Hamilton, OF Sweet
Home, Linn Co, Or, II = MaIsters, ol
Brownsville, Linn Co, Or. @ b Tycer, oi
Brownsville, Linn Co.. Or.
CHAs, w. JoHRsToN,
Register.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-04

There is watch in Swiss museum
only three sixteenth Of an inch In diane
ter, inserted in the top Of pencil case.
Its little dial Indicates not only hours.
minutes and seconds, but also days Of the
month.